Here are the solutions to the multiple-choice questions:
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C) Management
- Management is an internal user of accounting information, using it for planning, controlling, and decision-making within the organization. Potential investors and creditors are external users. Employees are also internal users, but management is typically considered the primary internal decision-making body.
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C) Wages paid for building construction
- Capital expenditure results in the acquisition of a fixed asset or an improvement that increases its earning capacity or life. Wages paid for building construction are part of the cost of creating a fixed asset (the building), thus it is capital expenditure. Wages, repair expenses, and advertising expenses are generally revenue expenditures.
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C) Withdrawing money from business for private expenses
- Drawings refer to any cash or goods withdrawn by the owner from the business for personal or private use.
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C) Goods for resale
- In accounting, the term "Purchases" specifically refers to the buying of goods intended for resale in the normal course of business. Buying stationery or assets for the factory are not classified under "Purchases" in this context.
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A) Which are capable of being expressed in terms of money
- The money measurement concept dictates that only transactions and events that can be quantified in monetary terms are recorded in the accounting books.
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D) All of the above
- A cash book records only cash and bank transactions.
- Trade discount is a reduction in the list price and is not recorded as a separate transaction.
- Bad debts are losses from uncollectible accounts and are recorded in the general ledger, not directly in the cash book.
- Credit purchases involve no immediate cash exchange and are recorded in the Purchases Book or Journal, not the Cash Book.
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C) When the title of the goods has been transferred to the purchaser
- According to the revenue recognition concept, revenue is recognized when it is earned, which typically occurs when the goods are delivered or services are rendered, and the ownership (title) and significant risks and rewards have been transferred to the buyer, regardless of when cash is received.
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D) All of the above
- Source documents are the original evidence of a business transaction. Cash memos, invoices, bills, and cheques are all examples of source documents that provide the basis for recording transactions.
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C) Capital = assets - liabilities
- The fundamental accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities + Capital. Rearranging this equation gives Capital = Assets - Liabilities.
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Credit Note
- When Rohan (the buyer) returns defective goods to Radheshyam (the seller), Radheshyam (the seller) will prepare and issue a Credit Note to Rohan. This document acknowledges the return of goods and reduces the amount Rohan owes to Radheshyam.
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C) Machinery account
- Expenses incurred to bring a fixed asset (like a new machine) to its working condition and location are considered part of the asset's cost and are capitalized. Therefore, wages paid for the installation of a new machine are debited to the Machinery account.
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C) Return inward account
- When a customer (X) returns goods to "us" (the business), it is a sales return or return inward. The Return Inward Account (or Sales Return Account) is debited to record the decrease in sales. X's account would be credited.
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A) Original entry
- The Journal is known as the book of original entry because it is the first place where transactions are recorded in a chronological order before being posted to the ledger.
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C) Cash and bank transactions
- A double column cash book has separate columns for cash and bank transactions, allowing it to record both cash receipts/payments and bank receipts/payments.
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A) Contra entry
- A contra entry is a transaction where both the debit and credit aspects are recorded in the cash book itself. This typically occurs when cash is deposited into the bank or cash is withdrawn from the bank for office use.
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D) All of the above
- Subsidiary books (or special purpose